Hubbard-Hall Adds 1,000 Square Feet to SC Laboratory

  INMAN, SC - 12/02/2016 (PRESS RELEASE JET)

With a ribbon cutting ceremony led by Inman, SC mayor Cornelius Huff, Hubbard-Hall officially opened its newly-renovated lab on Wednesday, November 30^th. The company invested over half a million dollars in the renovation, adding 40% more capacity for the product development of specialty chemicals for metal finishing. With additional benches and an expanded pilot lab, the company will also increase its technical service capabilities.

Hubbard-Hall (headquartered in Waterbury, CT) acquired the former peach-packing facilityin Inman, SC in 1974 and has steadily reinvested in the plant.  A small expansion in 1978 was followed by a million dollar modernization in 1995.   The facility currently employees 27 people and includes manufacturing, customer service, purchasing and sales as well as technical service. 

“From a tech service and product development point of view, we want to be our customers’ best supplier, and to do this we need a best-in-class lab” said President/CEO Molly Kellogg. “Investing significant dollars behind our people and our products just makes sense.  We go to market as a service company – using chemistry and expertise to help manufacturers improve their bottom line.”

Equipment in the new R&D lab includes an ion chromatography unit, a FT-IR, an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer and a Karl Fischer Water Analysis. The Pilot Lab houses two corrosion chambers that allows multiple ASTM corrosion tests to run simultaneously, spray wash cabinets, multiple tank lines to mimic customer processes, a vibratory bowl and a line to test the company’s black oxide product line, Black Magic.

About Hubbard-Hall

With roots from 1849, Hubbard-Hall’s mission is to help manufacturers tackle complex surface finishing and wastewater treatment problems through chemistry and technical expertise. Combining 6 generations of family leadership, 3 strategically located facilities and a goal of 99.8% product consistency, the company is performance driven and customer focused.